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Interview: Susan Tedeschi · The Jacksonville Jaguars Official Podcast Network

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  Speaker 1: At Daily's Place. JP Shadrick with Susan Tadeski from Tedesky
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  Speaker 1: Truck's band coming up this Friday, they'll open the Wheels
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  Speaker 1: of Sould Tour coming up. Susan, thank you for coming out. Welcomes.
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  Speaker 1: Great to see t JP. It's been a minute and
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  Speaker 1: you guys have played here. This will be the third
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  Speaker 1: time at Daily's Place. Ye, let's go back two years though.
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  Speaker 1: We walked around the dirt and the mud and the
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  Speaker 1: heat yet and this thing was half built and now
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  Speaker 1: you see it today. It's pretty remarkable. It is. It's
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  Speaker 1: really beautiful. It's just great to have a venue out
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  Speaker 1: here downtown that is open and people can come and
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  Speaker 1: they really feel the stadium and you get the whole
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  Speaker 1: feel of the you know, the downtown. It's really great.
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  Speaker 1: I mean when we were standing we stood on where
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  Speaker 1: the stage was going to be that day, and I
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  Speaker 1: think it was still amount of dirt at the time,
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  Speaker 1: and looking at where is the balcony gonna be? But
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  Speaker 1: it's a big places in this place. It is big.
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  Speaker 1: It is big, and it doesn't look that big, but
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  Speaker 1: it is, which is great. You can get lots of
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  Speaker 1: people here. How are the crowds but the first two
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  Speaker 1: times you guys have played here, how has the reception?
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  Speaker 1: They've been amazing. The crowds have always has been great.
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  Speaker 1: You know, people always, you know, seem to have a
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  Speaker 1: lot of positive energy. They get up there enjoying the
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  Speaker 1: music and it gets a little hot, but you know
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  Speaker 1: it's it's nice because you have a cross breeze. Like
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  Speaker 1: today we were out in the parking lot. It was
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  Speaker 1: super hot, but out right here it feels great, so
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  Speaker 1: it's not as bad as it really is outside. Now, now,
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  Speaker 1: you play a home game every year about right here. Um,
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  Speaker 1: is it a different for a band, for you and
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  Speaker 1: Derek to be here in Jacksonville? Is there a little
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  Speaker 1: different pressure playing in front of a home crowd? Does
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  Speaker 1: that change things for you? Not too much. I mean
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  Speaker 1: the pressure isn't really pressure from the crowd. It's just
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  Speaker 1: pressure you put on yourself because you want to do well,
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  Speaker 1: from your family and your friends. But I mean, it
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  Speaker 1: just depends on how you're feeling each day. You know,
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  Speaker 1: every day is a different day and you go out
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  Speaker 1: there and I'm sure it's kind of like playing football.
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  Speaker 1: You know, you just want to have the best day
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  Speaker 1: you can and work the hardest you can and make
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  Speaker 1: everybody happy. It's the start of yet another tour. I
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  Speaker 1: don't know if the tour ever in its right. I
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  Speaker 1: mean now you guys are always on the row. You
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  Speaker 1: just get back from Japan. But this one, Yes, some
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  Speaker 1: folks along with your BlackBerry Smoke shovels and rope going
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  Speaker 1: on the road with you. How do you come about
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  Speaker 1: folks to go on tour with you? And what do
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  Speaker 1: you expect from this tour? So, you know, we do
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  Speaker 1: it a couple of different ways. You know. In the past,
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  Speaker 1: you know, we've pretty much had the opportunity to invite
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  Speaker 1: our friends out, you know, people like the Wood Brothers
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  Speaker 1: or somebody like um, you know, Luther Dickinson and his
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  Speaker 1: brother Cody from North Mississippi All Stars, you know, people
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  Speaker 1: that we've known for years, Doyle bram Hall, Sharon Jones,
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  Speaker 1: people that you just always wanted to tour with that
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  Speaker 1: maybe you never could. And then we kind of ran
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  Speaker 1: out of like our friends, and we're like, oh, well,
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  Speaker 1: now who do we get together with? Well, you know,
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  Speaker 1: we have been friends with um, some of the guys
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  Speaker 1: from BlackBerry Smoke. We have done some shows with them
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  Speaker 1: over in Australia. We played Byron Bay with them and
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  Speaker 1: and some other stuff, and they're really adorable. They're really
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  Speaker 1: sweet guys, really great and people love them. You know,
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  Speaker 1: they really get the crowd going, which is great. And
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  Speaker 1: I've I've actually never met Shovels and Rope, but I've
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  Speaker 1: heard them and they sound wonderful. And they're also a
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  Speaker 1: married couple Derek and I, which I'm sure is a challenge,
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  Speaker 1: because I know it is, but it's been great and
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  Speaker 1: I think it's just gonna be a really nice mix
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  Speaker 1: of people. And you know, we just you just kind
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  Speaker 1: of try to find bands that you think other people
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  Speaker 1: would like that come out to see you, and whoever
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  Speaker 1: is available and free and can do it. Then that's
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  Speaker 1: kind of how we put it together. Susan to ask
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  Speaker 1: you with us from Tedesky Truck's band. Well, the other
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  Speaker 1: part of it is the Truck's part. You mentioned it
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  Speaker 1: working with your husband. Uh, you said it can be
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  Speaker 1: a challenge, not maybe maybe working with them or but
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  Speaker 1: you have to go back and do family things. You
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  Speaker 1: have to couple with kids at home to the balance
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  Speaker 1: of that can't be can't be easy. It's not easy,
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  Speaker 1: but you know, it's what we do and we both
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  Speaker 1: have always worked hard and we've always been pretty focused,
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  Speaker 1: and you know, we have a great team. You know,
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  Speaker 1: it's it's about working together. And we have a great family.
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  Speaker 1: You know, Derek's family has been instrumental in helping us
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  Speaker 1: so we can go on the road and have our
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  Speaker 1: kids stay in public school, you know, and they get
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  Speaker 1: a really good education and they have a nice foundation,
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  Speaker 1: and they're here in Jacksonville and they love it. Um.
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  Speaker 1: But you know, time is going fast and kids are
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  Speaker 1: growing up, and you know, we've been together in this
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  Speaker 1: band for ten years now. Yeah, next year it will
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  Speaker 1: be ten years. We started this band in and you know,
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  Speaker 1: and it kind of just flew by. It's been nine
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  Speaker 1: years we've been together. Actually, in about two weeks, it'll
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  Speaker 1: be our twentieth year that Derek and I have been together.
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  Speaker 1: So we met in July of opening up for the
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  Speaker 1: Almond Brothers and Derek was playing with them, and you know,
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  Speaker 1: so I can't believe it's been twenty years now. It's
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  Speaker 1: crazy five by A new album is asn't really new
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  Speaker 1: any of it came out in February. I guess Signs
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  Speaker 1: is the new album. The first studio work as the
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  Speaker 1: first studio album in a couple of years for a
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  Speaker 1: live album in between. There why the delay? And then second,
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  Speaker 1: I know that the last year or two has been
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  Speaker 1: difficult around the band, a lot of losses around the band.
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  Speaker 1: And how did that go into the songwriting and the
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  Speaker 1: music at this album? Yeah, so you know, basically, everybody
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  Speaker 1: get together and we you know, show our songs. You know,
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  Speaker 1: we're like, I got these tunes, what do you think?
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  Speaker 1: Of course, Mike Madison always has amazing songs. He's just
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  Speaker 1: a brilliant writer. I think it's one of those things
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  Speaker 1: we just kind of know, like Mike's gonna have some gold,
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  Speaker 1: thank god. And you know, there's been a lot of loss,
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  Speaker 1: like you said, and not only within the band, but
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  Speaker 1: like Mike wrote a song on the record called Strength
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  Speaker 1: and What Remains, and it's a beautiful song. He wrote
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  Speaker 1: about his aunt who had passed away, and it's just
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  Speaker 1: a gorgeous song and it and it makes you really,
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  Speaker 1: you know, look at what's going on in your life
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  Speaker 1: and what's going on around us all the time. And
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  Speaker 1: a lot of the songs are kind of, you know,
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  Speaker 1: a reflection and looking looking back. But then the record
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  Speaker 1: came out on February fift and that's the day Kofy
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  Speaker 1: passed away. And that was really hard because here we
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  Speaker 1: are about to go on stage. Two hours before we
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  Speaker 1: go on stage, and we find out this unexpected news
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  Speaker 1: because he had made it through all the heart surgery
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  Speaker 1: and then it just didn't. You know, we just thought
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  Speaker 1: he was going to pull through and he didn't, and
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  Speaker 1: then we had to perform and that was very hard
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  Speaker 1: and emotional. But I think you know, um, this whole
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  Speaker 1: year has been a challenge, but it makes you appreciate
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  Speaker 1: the moment more. It makes you appreciate you know, Kofe
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  Speaker 1: did such a beautiful job on this record. Um. I
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  Speaker 1: was kind of mentioning to you a little bit. Um.
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  Speaker 1: You know, we we had a pleasure of working with
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  Speaker 1: four of the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra members, you know, to violinists,
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  Speaker 1: a cellist, and a viola player, and they were just
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  Speaker 1: absolutely beautiful players. You know, we have what a gift
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  Speaker 1: to have such an amazing symphony here in Jacksonville, and
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  Speaker 1: I think sometimes we take it for granted, you know,
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  Speaker 1: we you don't realize, you know, being in a symphony
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  Speaker 1: is no joke. It's kind of like being on a
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  Speaker 1: professional football team. I mean, not everybody makes it, and
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  Speaker 1: it's a lot of hard work in many hours, and
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  Speaker 1: you know, really just amazing musicians and they really added
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  Speaker 1: a beautiful thing to this record. Kofy wrote all the
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  Speaker 1: string parts and he conducted it, and you know, he
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  Speaker 1: did such a beautiful job. And you know, so it's
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  Speaker 1: been a hard year. We've lost a lot of people,
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  Speaker 1: but especially Kofy, who was part of this band and
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  Speaker 1: our family, and uh, you know, that's been the toughest.
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  Speaker 1: And every time we play a new city since February,
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  Speaker 1: it's like the first it's like having to go through
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  Speaker 1: it again because it's every city loved him so much,
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  Speaker 1: you know, and we just were in Japan and so
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  Speaker 1: many people missed him, you know. So it's really nice
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  Speaker 1: to see that people care and that people really are
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  Speaker 1: paying attention and you know, and getting that kind of
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  Speaker 1: love and respect back. You know, it's really special. Is
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  Speaker 1: a fantastic artist and gone away too soon. But with
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  Speaker 1: all that loss, I mean, you honor those who left you,
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  Speaker 1: and we're around you and supported you and and and
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  Speaker 1: helps you grow as a musician. But but how do
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  Speaker 1: you move forward to It's a band exactly and then
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  Speaker 1: we had to find new musicians. You know, we lost
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  Speaker 1: two players this year and so it was really tricky. Um,
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  Speaker 1: you know, we had to get somebody to cover for
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  Speaker 1: Kofee while he was healing. So we got this guy
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  Speaker 1: from Nashville, Gave Dixon, who's a wonderful solo artist. You know,
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  Speaker 1: he's got his own band and all this, and wonderful longwriter,
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  Speaker 1: keyboard player. I mean, he's just amazing. And he has
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  Speaker 1: really been so gracious and has taken on the role.
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  Speaker 1: And I mean this is a guy that Paul McCartney
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  Speaker 1: has to be in his band and he turned down.
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  Speaker 1: So I'm like, yes, we got Gabe, you know, because
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  Speaker 1: Kofie Burbridge there, I don't know, those are not shoes
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  Speaker 1: that anybody can fill. Um. So we've been very blessed
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  Speaker 1: to have him. And then we have a new bass
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  Speaker 1: player from Augusta, Georgia, Brandon Boone. He's outstanding. He's the sweetest,
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  Speaker 1: he's so talented, he's got years for days. He just
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  Speaker 1: hears whatever Derek's doing or Gabe is going somewhere. I
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  Speaker 1: mean he can just hear it and go there. And
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  Speaker 1: he's only twenty four. So he's the youngster of the
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  Speaker 1: band now, but he is way beyond his years, he
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  Speaker 1: really is. He's got lots of experience. He's used to
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  Speaker 1: play with Colonel Bruce Hampton, who was a friend of
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  Speaker 1: ours who passed. It's been a while now too, you know,
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  Speaker 1: last May it was a year I guess, um or two.
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  Speaker 1: I don't even know anymore. Yeah, it's just too much loss.
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  Speaker 1: It's been really hard to um just take it in
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  Speaker 1: and heal, you know. So it's like you just gotta
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  Speaker 1: keep moving and and I think the music really helps
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  Speaker 1: you heal. And the music and going back on the road.
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  Speaker 1: I mean, you guys never stop. And I think there
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  Speaker 1: was a read recently the bus has over a million
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  Speaker 1: miles on it and it just keeps adding up the
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  Speaker 1: mile as year after year after year. But well that's
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  Speaker 1: gotta be therapeutic too, to get back with your group,
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  Speaker 1: back on the road, back doing what you guys love
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  Speaker 1: to ye and just keep making new music and giving
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  Speaker 1: people new stuff, and you know, writing about you know,
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  Speaker 1: sad things, but also happy things, you know how, trying
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  Speaker 1: to heal and help people forget about all the bad
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  Speaker 1: things they're going through too, you know. I mean, music
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  Speaker 1: is a celebration of of life in a lot of ways.
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  Speaker 1: And you know, we're very blessed to be musicians, and
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  Speaker 1: you know, and it and it is a gift to
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  Speaker 1: get to go out and play every day. And they
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  Speaker 1: just put a new album out. But when's the next
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  Speaker 1: album gonna come? Ye? I know, right, I know, we'll see.
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  Speaker 1: That's the thing. You know. One of the reasons we
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  Speaker 1: had down a live record in between studio albums is
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  Speaker 1: because we do tour so much, and so when you're
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  Speaker 1: touring all the time, you can't really take off months
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  Speaker 1: at a time to stay in one place write songs,
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  Speaker 1: you know, craft them, get them ready, and then record
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  Speaker 1: them and then mix them. And you know, it's a
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  Speaker 1: whole process. So it takes time. And you know, we're
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  Speaker 1: so happy with this record. You know, we still haven't
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  Speaker 1: really towards the states all the way. So you know,
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  Speaker 1: we go out and toward this record, take a little
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  Speaker 1: time off next year, do some songwriting, and then we'll
• 10:27
  Speaker 1: work on the next record. Let's suck a little Jaguars football.
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  Speaker 1: Let's do it. Yeah, let's do How do do you
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  Speaker 1: remember your first Jaguars experience? Your first game? It is
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  Speaker 1: the season of Jaguars football coming up. Well. I actually
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  Speaker 1: my very first experience with the Jaguars was actually I
• 10:44
  Speaker 1: got a phone call they wanted my band to sing
• 10:47
  Speaker 1: at the kickoff party for the Jaguars so and then,
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  Speaker 1: and I was like, really, why do you want me.
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  Speaker 1: They're like, well, you're from Boston and we have Tom
• 10:53
  Speaker 1: Coughlin coming down and so this was the first time
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  Speaker 1: that he was coaching. And I got to meet the
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  Speaker 1: mirror of the city and I got to meet Tom Offlan.
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  Speaker 1: So I've been a Jaguar fan since day one. At
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  Speaker 1: the end of the day, I'm always for the underdog,
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  Speaker 1: and this is a great team and they've been They're
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  Speaker 1: just so close. Like for me, I'm like, oh, we
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  Speaker 1: gotta get to the playoffs. And I just feel like,
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  Speaker 1: come on, refs, you gotta get on our side. Like,
• 11:17
  Speaker 1: watch the plays as they unfold. It's right in front
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  Speaker 1: of you. Miles Jack was not down anyway. I'm just
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  Speaker 1: gonna say that we have a really good chance this year.
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  Speaker 1: I do you know. I did see Dede Westbrook on
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  Speaker 1: an airplane recently. He got to talk with him and
• 11:31
  Speaker 1: I asked him if he liked the draft. He he
• 11:33
  Speaker 1: was excited, but I think he was hoping for a
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  Speaker 1: little more offense. But you know what I think with
• 11:38
  Speaker 1: Nick Foles, you never know. I mean, the boy can
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  Speaker 1: throw and it could change everything. And it could give
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  Speaker 1: these players confidence to get behind and like work as
• 11:46
  Speaker 1: a team, because it's not you can't go out there
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  Speaker 1: with an ego. It's got to be as a team.
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  Speaker 1: And if these guys work together as a team, they
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  Speaker 1: could win the Super Bowl. As a musician, and it
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  Speaker 1: is absolutely have to have the whole You need the
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  Speaker 1: whole thing. You need the defense, you need your offensive
• 12:02
  Speaker 1: line to protect your quarterback. You gotta have good plays,
• 12:05
  Speaker 1: you have to have a good offensive coordinator, good you know.
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  Speaker 1: I mean, it's all it's very very simple, of course. Yeah,
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  Speaker 1: but there are a lot of egos and there are
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  Speaker 1: a lot of young kids, and so I think the
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  Speaker 1: hardest thing with a football team is you gotta give
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  Speaker 1: these kids the confidence to do what they do well,
• 12:22
  Speaker 1: but give them a foundation, like say, hey, you know,
• 12:25
  Speaker 1: this isn't about just making money and partying. This is
• 12:27
  Speaker 1: about like, this is your life and these are like
• 12:29
  Speaker 1: the glory days right now, and you gotta work hard
• 12:32
  Speaker 1: now and then in the end it'll be great. But like,
• 12:35
  Speaker 1: you gotta focus now, and if you really want to ring,
• 12:38
  Speaker 1: then you've got to step up and work as a team.
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  Speaker 1: You know, it's not about egos. You can't. It's not
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  Speaker 1: about any one player. Give a speech in a couple
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  Speaker 1: of weeks I am. I ask you as a fan.
• 12:52
  Speaker 1: You guys come to games a lot when the tour
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  Speaker 1: allows and all that. What is the favorite part of
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  Speaker 1: a Jaguars game day for you personally? What do you
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  Speaker 1: like the most when we get a first down? No,
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  Speaker 1: I'm just kidding, um, I mean I enjoy singing the
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  Speaker 1: anthem sometimes You've been out here some time, and actually
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  Speaker 1: I'm still undefeated. Every time I've sung for the Jags,
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  Speaker 1: they've won. You're going to be the house singer now
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  Speaker 1: every week. I wish I was, um, but you know,
• 13:20
  Speaker 1: I'm very superstitious. You know about that final thought about
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  Speaker 1: some music here, What can we expect Friday night from
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  Speaker 1: Tedesky Trucks Band, first show of this round? Right? Yeah,
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  Speaker 1: I mean, honestly, it's up to my husband. He writes
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  Speaker 1: a set list. But I think you know, we play
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  Speaker 1: a bunch of stuff from the new record, We play
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  Speaker 1: stuff from a bunch of different records and a couple
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  Speaker 1: of covers and just have a really good time and
• 13:44
  Speaker 1: introduce these two new bands and to Jacksonville. I think
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  Speaker 1: they're gonna love BlackBerry Smoke and Shovels and Rope, and
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  Speaker 1: it's gonna be a really nice billing, you know, the
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  Speaker 1: three bands together and there'll be a lot for everybody.
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  Speaker 1: It won't be so overwhelming. You know, it's a lot
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  Speaker 1: of music, but not so much music you can't stand it.
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  Speaker 1: You know, it's gonna be really fun, So I don't know,
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  Speaker 1: just be excited to come out and have a good time.
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  Speaker 1: It's always great to see you. It's always great to
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  Speaker 1: see to Dusky Truck's band catching this Friday at Daily's
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  Speaker 1: Place here outside t i A Bankfield, Susan. Great to see.
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  Speaker 1: Appreciate your time, thank you, thanks for having me.